This agreement serves to facilitate the admission and academic transfer of students from Austin Community College (ACC) to the Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) program in the Texas A&M University College of Arts & Sciences. As students successfully progress toward the completion of the Associate of Science degree, this agreement will ensure the seamless transition of students into the BIMS program according to provisions and conditions below:
- Austin Community College students who complete the attached degree plan as full time students will be admitted to the BIMS program automatically, provided they meet all other general admission requirements (i.e., transcripts, applications, time lines, deadline dates, etc.) for general admission to Texas A&M University.
- Students must have maintained no less than a cumulative 3.60 GPA in the courses taken at Austin Community College, and will have completed the 67 hours of transferable course work on the attached degree plan.
- Student must not have made any grade below a “B” in all of the Common Body Knowledge (CBK) science and math course work.
- This agreement will be reviewed on an annual basis and may be amended by mutual written consent of both parties by issuing an addendum to this agreement.
- This agreement will commence effective the Fall 2008 semester with commitment of a five (5) year period.
EXECUTED in TWO (2) original counterparts on this 21st day of July, 2008.
Dr. Stephen Kinslow
President
Austin Community College
Dr. Donetta Goodall
Vice President Academic Transfer and General and Developmental Education
Austin Community College
H. Richard Adams, DVM, PhD
Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M University
Curriculum
1st Semester
| Course Title | SCH | |
| ENGL 1301 | Freshman Composition I | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | History of U.S. I | 3 |
| MATH 2413 | Calculus I | 4 |
| CHEM 1311/1111 | General History I | 4 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
1st Summer
| Course Title | SCH | |
| BIOL 1406 | Cellular & Molecular Biology | 4 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 4 | |
2nd Semester
| Course Title | SCH | |
| MATH 2414 | Calculus II | 4 |
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. II | 3 |
| CHEM 1312/1112 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| Visual & Performing Arts elective | From ACC Core | 3 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
2nd Summer
| Course Title | SCH | |
| BIOL 1407 | Structure & Function of Organisms | 4 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 4 | |
3rd Semester
| Course Title | SCH | |
| GOVT 2305 | U.S. Government | 3 |
| CHEM 2323/2123 | Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| Humanities Elective | From ACC Core | 3 |
| PHYS 1401 | General College Physics I | 4 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
4th Semester
| Course Title | SCH | |
| GOVT 2306 | State & Local Government | 3 |
| CHEM 2325/2125 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| Social/Behavioral Elective | From ACC Core | 3 |
| PHYS 1402 | College Physics II | 4 |
| Visual & Performing Arts elective | From ACC Core | 3 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
Total Credit Hours: 67